Lauder Greenway Estate

The Copper Beech Farm, formerly the Lauder Greenway Estate, is a 50-acre (20 ha) private property with a French Renaissance mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. For a time, it was the most expensive home in the history of the United States.

Lauder Greenway Estate
Alternative namesCopper Beech Farm
General information
TypeMansion
Architectural styleFrench Renaissance
Address499 Indian Field Road
Town or cityGreenwich, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
Completed1896

Built for industrialist John Hamilton Gourlie in 1896, it was purchased by the Lauder Greenway Family in 1905 and would stay in that family's hands for a majority of its existence. It is the largest surviving Gilded Age mansion in Connecticut.

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